Matthew 12:41 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.”
Matthew 12:41 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:41 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:41 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.”
Matthew 12:41 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:41 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. ”
Matthew 12:41 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:41 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here!”
Matthew 12:41 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:41 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas [is] here. ”
Matthew 12:41 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:41 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The men of Nineue shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and condemne it: for they repented at the preaching of Ionas: and behold, a greater then Ionas is here.”
Matthew 12:41 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:41 in Context — Matthew 12
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
What Does Matthew 12:41 Mean?
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